Anti-Acne Flashcards
Common dermatological disorder of the pilosebaceous unit
Acne
T/F: Acne is a disease condition
True
Major contributing factors to acne development
Sebum
Androgenes
Hyperkeratinization
P. acnes
Inflammation, immune reactions
T/F: Usually acne is in part triggered by excess sebum production
True
Main causative agent associated with acne development
Propionibacterium Acnes
What stage in Acne Pathogenesis: Hyperkeratosis and Increase corneocyte cohesiveness in the upper sebaceous follicle which lead to microcomedo formation
Early Comedo
What stage in Acne Pathogenesis: Microcornedo
Early Comedo
What stage in Acne Pathogenesis: Accumulation of shed keratin and sebum
Later comedo
What stage in Acne Pathogenesis: Formation of whorled lameliar concretions
Later comedo
What stage in Acne Pathogenesis: Comedo may be closed or open
Later comedo
What stage in Acne Pathogenesis: Propionibacterium acnes proliferation, which upregulates innate immune responses
INFLAMMATORY PAPULE/PUSTULE
What stage in Acne Pathogenesis: Mild inflammation (primarily neutrophils), which increases upon rupture of the comedo wall
INFLAMMATORY PAPULE/PUSTULE
What stage in Acne Pathogenesis: Sebaceous lobule regression
INFLAMMATORY PAPULE/PUSTULE
What stage in Acne Pathogenesis: Marked inflammation (primarily T cells)
NODULE/CYST
What stage in Acne Pathogenesis: May lead to scarring
NODULE/CYST
Types of Acne: Blackheads and White Heads
Non-inflammatory lesions
Consists of open and closed comedones, which are not inflamed and red because follicle walls are intact
Non-inflammatory lesions
Known as open comedones
Blackheads
Follicles that have wider opening filled with sebum and dead cells
Blackheads
Dark colors in Blackheads are caused by exposure of the top of the comedo to _________
oxygen
Known as closed comedones
Whiteheads
Follicles opening is closed and have normal skin color
Whiteheads
More likely to progress into inflammatory lesion
Whiteheads
Closed comedo becomes larger and packed due to debris and inflammation from P. acnes.
Inflammatory lesions
In Inflammatory lesions; follicle ruptures, white blood cells and red blood cells migrate to contain rupture, and lesions turn ___________.
red
Primary inflammatory lesions; small, raised, usually red, and tender bumps under the skin
Papules
Also called pimple; red tender bumps with white pus at the tip
Pustules
Deep lesions that are hard to touch, more painful, and deep red or purple of in color
Nodule
Large pus-filled lesions resulting from severe inflammatory reaction
Cyst
Can result to scarring of acne
Cyst
limited to face, and characterized by presence of non-inflammatory closed and open comedones with few inflammatory lesions
Mild acne
increased number of inflammatory papules and pustules on the face and affects other body parts
Moderate acne
back, chest, shoulders acne
Moderate acne